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Harry Enfield uses racist slur on BBC Radio 4 as he defends blackface
Harry Enfield has been criticised for defending the use of blackface in comedy and using a racially offensive term during a debate on BBC Radio 4 this morning.Speaking to Nick Robinson and writer Ava Vidal, the Kevin the Teenager actor was discussing how a number of comedy shows, such as Little Britain and The Mighty Boosh, have been removed from streaming services when he used the word “c**n” in reference to one of GH Elliott’s characters from the 1930s.Enfield, who has previously played black characters in his comedy shows, argued with Vidal over the matter, saying: “Obviously, Al Jolson or GH Elliott who played the Chocolate Coloured C**n, in the thirties, they perpetuated the myth of the happy negro, who was very happy to sing under the